Koyo Kouoh
South African curator who fiercely promoted African art internationally
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Dr Valerie L Thomas
Dr Thomas was an integral part of the early Landsat digital image processing team, making Earth observation from space a reality.
Frankye Adams-Johnson
African-American civil rights activist
Mae Mallory
Mae Mallory was a civil rights activist known for her support of armed self-defense and school integration. She was the founder of the “Harlem 9,” a group of nine Black mothers formed to protest the inferior conditions of schools in New York City during the 1950’s.
Sallama al-Zarqa
Sallama al-Zarqa was one of the four most famous songstresses of the Umayyad era, alongside Jamila (her teacher), Sallama al-Qass and Habbaba.
Sallama Al-Qass
Sallama Al-Qass was one of the four most famous songstresses of the Umayyad era, alongside Jamila (her teacher), Habbaba and Sallama al-Zarqa.
Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a Grammy and Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated musician, actress, producer, label president, author, and entrepreneur.
Missy Elliott
Four-time Grammy Award-winner Missy Elliott has attained unprecedented success as a solo musical artist, pioneering songwriter and producer, and cultural icon over the last three decades.
Dr Christyl C Johnson
NASA Deputy Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate
Lucille Clifton
Lucille Clifton (1926-2010) was a prolific poet, author of children’s literature, and educator.